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Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray
by Gray, Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Printed for R. Dodsley, 1753. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, first state. Folio. Full calf with marlbed endpapers, top edges gilt. Leaves printed on one side only only. Rubbing to board edges, with some stains visible to boards. Spine darkened. Leather splitting at bottom of front joint, with a small chip at tail of spine. Very good overall.
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- Bookseller
- Commonwealth Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 428831
- Title
- Designs by Mr. R. Bentley, for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray
- Author
- Gray, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for R. Dodsley
- Date Published
- 1753
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Commonwealth Books
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Commonwealth Books
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- First State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from the earliest run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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